Thanks for the order of operations. Very Helpful. Here, zone 7b/8. Harvesting overwintered collards(Top Bunch 2.0), spinach and carrots. All took the 16 degree nights. Harvesting some lettuce (required cold protection). Overwintered onions, leeks(Tadorna), soft neck garlic, and elephant garlic, are starting to accelerate. Garden peas(Mr. Big Pea) are up. Spring collards, cabbages(Cheers), bok choi, and beet seedlings in the ground. Planting carrots and radishes today. Tomorrow starting eggplant plugs and summer squash(Sunburst, Slick Pik) in pots (going early to try to beat the first vine borer hatch). Tomatoes(Big Beef, Brickyard, Celebration, Sweetie Cherry) and peppers almost ready to start hardening off, plant after March 19th. Sweet potato slips are up. March 22 direct sow flat green beans, black turtle beans, and silver queen corn. Early in April: black eyed peas, sweet potatoes, okra(Jambalaya), and winter squash(Cherokee tan). Also some Italian basil, tulsi, zinnias and sunflowers. Lima beans(Fordhook) in the fall. (Have had problems with the summer heat causing bloom drop.)
OH! Can you share with me more about your bean strategy. I'm working on putting various beans in too, hoping for a year of legumes. Now, I am harvesting snow peas. I have soybean edamame up in seed flat (2" cells) and unable to transplant since temps are cooler than normal this year. My 20 years of notes indicate that planting before March 15th is useless for beans here. Mid April, my plan is tried and true here: I will put in family heirloom yard long beans and Provider bush beans... and peanuts. Then come experiments this year: Early May, I plan on Dragon Tongue and maybe Lazy Housewife pole bean, if I find the space. Early June, Butter Peas (bush - saved seed) or Romano bush or experiment with Anasanzi dry beans. I really like cooked Anasanzi, but clueless about when to grow them. Early July we need heat loving (100 temp Aug thru all Sept here). I may try Lazy Housewife pole or Kentucky Wonder. Hoping to harvest in Oct when temps finally start to cool. My notes indicate the end of July is last chance to plant, and I may wait till then. Late Sept to early Oct, It be might be possible to grow Edamame. In the past, I found them a bit more tolerant to cold than some folks say. Late Sept to Early Oct the peas go in,, with mid Nov the latest chance for planting peas this year. Our Winters are milder than most, with Jan and Feb the coldest. We get our high 30 temps at night, beginning mid Nov, sometimes as late as mid Jan, so I have some options and will plant using my gut instinct when the time comes.
We don't grow beans every year because we can a lot of them when we do grow them, so we usually grow them every other year. When we do grow them, we plant them as soon as we can in spring and usually will succession plant, replanting every few weeks. This gives us a consistent harvest until it gets too hot for them.
@@gogogardener Your garden sounds wonderful. What zone are you in? Have you ever grown fava beans (broad beans)? I am growing them for the first time this year. Ovewintered with some protection (zone 7b/8). The blooms on them smell amazing, like Coppertone suntan lotion. Crazy!
Hey! I'm in 8A close to the 8B line. I got my onions in first, around Jan 1. I wish I had them earlier, just didn't have my beds set up in time. A few days later I planted radishes, lettuce, kale, peas, direct seeded in the ground. They grew slow with so much rain! I haven't had to water at all. My plots are all no till with mini bark chips as a mulch. Now I've harvested round one of radishes, coming on round 2. My carrots took like 21 days to germinate! But now they have five in tops. I started all my seeds already, I put zucchini in the ground. It's getting down to 34 tonight so we will see how they do. I have plenty more seeds I'm just trying to get some kind of harvest before the squash bugs get me. All my seedlings are growing on the west side of my house outside. I started them all inside and brought outside once I saw first signs of germination. No grow lights needed. But yeah my tomatoes and peppers are all outside waiting to go in any day now imo. At least -some of them. Maybe not all. Also around Jan 15th I planted potatoes in the ground... Okay yes I know it's crazy... But a few on the corner of the raised bed are actually coming up, 3-6inch tall plants now. I think most rotted though. They were extras from my pantry so I'm glad I would be getting anything from what others would just think went bad! No bad potatoes, only eating and planting potatoes. I love your channel. Keep on that georgia farming! Alright alright alright?
I’m in 8A right below Atlanta Georgia. This week I will be direct seeding carrots, planting broccoli, strawberry, and cabbage transplants. I’m also taking the risk and planting my tomato’s. (I have backup transplants). I accidentally started my tomato’s 3 weeks early because I had my garden planner slid to the wrong date. Next week I will plant my peppers (also have backups), direct seed cucumbers, squash, zucchini. 2 weeks from now I will plant half of my sweet corn (packout and montauk). Week after Easter I will be planting the rest of my sweet corn (silver queen) watermelons, green beans, limas, I’m a good bit in front of my last frost date, but looking at the forecast I might be clear. 2 weeks from now shows another cold front and getting down to mid 40’s, but I’m eager to get out there.
Ordered some seed from you all today,squash ,cucumbers. First time customer. Have been subscribed to your site for awhile ! Love the videos! Been Farmingdale my life. Turned 66 yesterday. We are poultry growers and vows and produce! Lots of produce! Love to grow! Thanks! Marlene Willoughby from Fair Play SC.
7b NC - started my seeds on Feb 27, tomatoes (7 varieties), squash (yellow and zucchini), cucumbers, peppers (bell, banana, jalapeno), dill and basil. I had 100% seed gemination with Hoss seeds - my success rate in the past was around 70-80% with other seed providers. I planted two 72 cell trays and now have 144+ healthy seedlings. It is March 10 and the cucumbers and squash are ready to be transplanted to new containers - the peppers and tomatoes are not far behind. These are the healthiest seedlings I have ever grown - just wanted to give a shout out to the Hoss guys - I will get only purchase Hoss seeds going forward (My neigbors will love you too - I have quite a few plants to distribute around the neighborhood.
Garden is under 2' of icy snow here in SW Maine so it will be another 5-6 weeks before I can get pea's and other cold hardy crops planted. Starting tomato, broccoli etc. this weekend under grow lights for the first time. Fingers crossed it works out. Built 9 raised beds last weekend and I will probably build a few more in the coming weeks. Trying new stuff this year so it should be interesting. I'm even going to try Okra!
SETX 9A over half my onions survived the major freeze last month. Temps didn't get over 20 degrees a few days! Just put my tomatoes and peppers transplants in the ground. Cucumber, green beans, summer squash, and eggplant are all sprouting from being direct seeded last week. Corn and watermelon are next!
Glad to hear you are feeling better. I tried some of your peas this spring. I'm in Zone 7B on the NC/SC border, but right on the edge of 8A. I planted the peas in the 162 tray under an LED grow light on 2/18 and two weeks later I was transplanting them to raised beds, because some were growing past the highest height setting on my grow light. Those seedlings grew lightening fast. Your onions looked great. Before you had the seed, I ordered some seed directly from Texas and grew and planted transplants Sept 13, 2020 (a little early). I planted Grano 1015S Texas Supersweet and Granex Vidalia. Interesting fact, the 1015 number comes from when they should be planted in Texas. Garlic and shallots were planted 10/24 and are really looking fantastic since the rain has finally stopped. Potatoes were planted deep on 2/20. Everything else is coming along nicely in 162 trays and I might risk it and set some out a little early. Like you, we have two cold nights, then it looks warm. Our official last frost is the first week in April, but I think this year we can get away with planting March 8th. (famous last words). Oh, I should also mention that after your cushaw episode, I made a pie from one, and saved the seed, and I planted the seed indoors on 3/2. I'm going to try growing one or two vines along the sunny edge of our woods. I can't afford to lose that much garden space.
In southeastern NC, I have always waited until Good Friday to set out warm weather crops. Just planted the Hoss potatoes, Dutch and Chinese cabbage plants. I am thrilled with all the seeds I purchased from Hoss! Pretty much 100% germination rate! Thank you!
Early spring cool weather crops going in the ground this weekend, warm weather crops to Direct so looking at April 25. But appreciate your step-by-step plan for your garden gives me lots of ideas!
I am working on getting in my garden the rest of this month mostly transplants in my 8A Virginia area various brassicas, shallots, beets, peas, bok choi, garlic, leeks, 5 different kinds of potatoes, white onions, red onions, yellow onions, carrots, bunching onions, spinach, lettuces, arugula, Swiss chard, mustards, radishes, parsnips, celery, chickpeas, and bunch of different herbs, As well I have started weeks ago various kinds of sweet peppers, various kinds of hot peppers, various kinds of eggplants, to go out in about another 6 weeks or so And soon I will be starting summer squashes, winter squashes, various kinds of melons, okra, various kinds of tomatoes, various pole and bush beans, kale, sweet potatoes, more herbs and more. I am trying to grow as much food as I can to feed my family and stay out of the grocery store.
I'm in low desert of S. Calif. Zone 8b to 9b. This year's Spring season seems more like the 8 zone. But our Winter can often come late as in a 9 zone. I have one question. Can I plant Roselle and Okra with each other in a fence row? Wondering if there is a cross pollination problem that would require me to distance the crops. March: It's still too cold here at night, hovering at freezing to low 40s. So, I'm hauling warm season plants inside at night and putting the flats out about 10 am at about 55 degrees. I think it'll be a few weeks or more until they can be planted. It's been cooler longer than usual (I think) and drought this year. It's delaying transplanting. I had hoped to already have my bell peppers and japanese eggplants in the ground. They''re in 3" pots now. My tomatoes were started later and are in a flat and ready to put in ground, or 3" pots since it's still cold. Sigh. I plan to start watermelon and french sorrel next weekend, indoors, and hope I'm not too early. I'm waiting for flowers to sprout before I start watermelon on the heat mat. The following weekend is my root crop week. We were too cold for potatoes last month, so they go in then; along with another round of radish, transplanting flat of green onions and leeks, and perhaps I'll start a bucket of sweet potatoes in the garage, where they won't freeze, for future slips. April: first week: starting cucumbers and zucchini either indoors or under hot cap outdoors. (re-do early May if a fail) Hoping to transplant watermelon too, but may need to get some clear panels to make a hot bed for all of these. Week tow: direct sowing Yard Long beans and Provider Bush Beans. Third week: roots: peanuts and ginger. May ... more beans, okra, roselle, winter squash, (watermelon transplant or seed), chard, another round of tomatoes and peppers for Fall, parsnips, and put in sweet potato slips. Thats the plan... but only time will tell if it gets done. It's the first year I made a plan, hoping to grow more than usual. After going to store yesterday, I'm liking the plan more and more. I'm focusing on starting my own plants indoors, and willing to invest a little in things like row covers and clear panels to make mini hot beds. I don't have a green house, but working with what I have... Second year with a hot mat, an LED aquarium light for one flat at a time, and a place outdoors during the day; instead of relying on big box store transplants and direct sowing later in year. I'm using your idea of growing extra plants, using the best (only a few needed for our small household), and then either sharing or swapping surplus with others... learning a new skill that may eventually result in enough income to pay for the seeds that I buy. The seeds that I've gotten from Hoss have done very well so far.
They are in the same family, but not the same species. So yes, you can plant them in the same row. Just be aware that the Roselle can get pretty wide, so give them plenty of room.
Thank you for all the information, without all the drama, you always give us in your channel. I also so appreciate seeing you keep the weeds out and tilling. Drives me nuts seeing gardeners on channels that don't keep the weeds out. They are defeating the purpose of growing food and letting weeds get the nutrients.
I have had my oranges outside for a week, it usually starts new shoots just before last frost. Turned my plot today in fact. I'll tarp it till my transplants are ready
Putting in the autumn garden now, here in New Zealand. It's funny how similar our climates are. Mostly putting in fava beans, carrots, beets, collards, rutabaga (swedes), onions, and leeks. In the hothouse, its summer crops all winter.
For some reason, I just don't trust the weather this year - Just a gut feeling. So I'll be about two weeks behind you planting things that can't take a frost. My tiller should be here in about a week, and I've got tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers and some flowers started.
Nice onions hoss! Good work,I turn green with envy every time I tune into your southern charm. Warm crops? What's a warm crop? My cool crop won't go in until mid May to mid June. I am getting my hot house ready though. I use heating coils in the ground and cover with frost blanket. Starting potato radish lettuce in the hot house to see if I can pull something before I fill it with peppers, tomato, cuke squash,okra etc. That will begin in May and June, even into July. I start almost everything inside my house. It is cold here, the warmest recorded temperature is 87F we have potential for light frost all summer long and an early kill frost. Potato, onion, carrot, beet, and garlic are direct sown.i can get squash types to grow outside but I haven't been able to procure fruit. All warm crop is done inside a hothouse. I will continue to experiment with different crops outside to record the results. Potato does great here, I'm just getting to the bottom of last September's harvest. My question for you is what do you do with all the excess from your harvest?
Plan to plant sweet corn March 27. We got our 9 row 30 ft long ready this Saturday. Put a 5 gallon bucket of chicken litter in each row tilled in and covered with tarp. Peppers and tomatoes should be ready first week in April. When do you think some zipper peas will be stock ?
I think we're getting a shipment middle of this week. We won't have much -- our supplier shorted us due to a shortage on their end. So make sure you sign up on the waitlist on the product page: hosstools.com/product/zipper-cream-pea/
Thanks for the video here in south Texas it is warm and our lowest temp night projected is about 45. We are getting lots of rain but not so much that things are drowning. Biggest problem here is the wind. Today we had a break in the wind it worries me makes me thinknits going to get crazy cold again.
Last fall you had a video explaining your disease and bug preventive spray program for the fall crops...cold you maybe do one for spring for warm season crops? Is it the same as the fall?
Thank you for another wonderful video. So excited to get my gardens ready to plant here in 7a. You guys are giving so many great tips, education, and confidence to grow everything. Question????? Can you list everything you grow on drip tape as double rows? I want to maximize my productivity with my limited space. Also we all need y'alls recipes!!!! Thank you again!!!
Here's a list of most of the crops we've had success with growing on double rows: Bush beans Field peas Beets Carrots Radishes Turnips Mustard Lettuce Onions Spinach Chard
Tilling before adding the tarp helps to bring weed seeds to the surface so they'll germinate and die. Ideally, you'd want to till before tarping. Then pull back the tarp and till again a few weeks before planting. Then remove the tarp at planting time and you're ready to go.
You can leave it on there as long as you want, although it's a good idea to pull it back and give the soil a little water in the heat of summer. Usually 2-3 weeks is sufficient to kill anything underneath it.
What are you going to do with all those onions? I fertilized, and did my first hilling of my potatoes today... but I planted them several weeks back (that last plant did finally come up, so I got a 100% stand on the red norlands)... I up potted the last of my peppers, just before dark tonight, and I also transplanted my tomatoes last week... but I haven't started my main spring garden just yet... been busy, but I'm going to have to get on it. Squash and cucumbers next weekend for sure. Pole beans soon thereafter, followed by corn and acre peas... and then okra and I gotta get my sweet potato order in... actually just today brought in my sweet potatoes from last fall... they have been sitting in my shed but I brushed them off, and brought them in the house today... probably have 25 lbs.
I want to plant early. I’m in south Alabama near the coast. We still have a few night that will be in the upper 40’s. Should I wait until after that? Or do you think I can get away with clear plastic cups over top of where I sowed the seed? I have 200 cups. I have slightly less than that to sow. However, I was thinking of starting around 90 seeds of all types of veggies early and then the rest in the following weeks. Forgive me if I asked this question already but I don’t think I did. I ask a lot of questions lol
Getting ready to put in tomatoes, peppers this week. Would like to do some kind of beans. I have tried bush beans and pole beans but have had no luck. What variety of been for a hotter climate would you recommend I am in Southwest Florida gets pretty hot and humid Midsummer?With those butter beans be a good choice?
Butterpeas are more heat tolerant for sure. If you're in south FL, you should probably be growing beans right now. They'll start to drop blooms when it gets hot.
We've been adding smaller quantities for most of the hybrid tomato varieties. Not planning on making smaller quantities for much of the other stuff at the moment.
8a TX, With the big arctic freeze and heat/electric out for a week my seedlings are way behind where they usually are and all my pepper seedlings straight up died so I have to start over completely on those 😢not sure what this year’s schedule looks like now!
We use our compost and chicken manure when we can get it. We also use our Complete Organic Fertilizer as a preplant fertilizer and then use our 20-20-20 and MicroBoost as needed when the plants get going.
I live in south GA too do you have a video in how to prepare the ground when you have grass am doing the no dig method throwing g compost over cardboard but weeds always find their way out
We use the tarp and till method here. We till the plot, put a tarp on it for a few weeks, till it again, tarp it again for a few weeks, and keep repeating until the grass is gone. That makes sure all the grass rhizomes are gone for good.
Hey i bought 4 of your tarps to try to get my weeds down over the next few years, just wondering how long it takes to kill most weed in your experience?
@@gardeningwithhoss thanks its a little cool and ive had on for about a week, but there is some rain coming i think it will be good then by the time i plant my taters
Must be Texas day. between DFW and Houston. Lot of seed planted in flats not much happening. Got delayed because of weather. At the feed store a couple of days ago his plant supplier lost everything in his green houses.
I am in zone 8a Augusta GA no idea when to plant pepper and tomato transplants we are gonna have 3 nights of 34F at night, then we gonna have 45F to 55F at night is that to cold at night just don't want to mess up all my hard work.
We like to use a rotation of our Take Down Garden Spray and Spinosad Garden Insect Spray. Spray 1-2x a week, rotating the products each time. Spray late in the evenings and start the spraying schedule when plants are small.
Yahoo! Spring planting in a few days for me! Got my onions in late this fall but I think they're going to do well thanks to your sharing of knowledge. I over wintered my fall Georgia collards and they just bolted and are flowering! I've never had that happen before. Any input on that? Thanx and God bless.
Did you call the Undertaker for the Rosemary? Started radish and Blk seeded Simpson under makeshift clear plastic corrugated roof I use as a grow tunnel here in NJ. With the warmth heading this way I’m going to try for the first time Dixondale Walla Walls’s. Usually just use the big box store onions.
I keep hearing you say that your going to cultivate and then plant but each time you cultivate your activating the seed bank. Wouldn't it be better to cultivate, then tarp to kill those weed seeds, then plant? Or is there something I am missing in the process?
@@gardeningwithhoss So since your not going to do that, you would then be expecting weeds to come up and then what, will you be cultivating the walkways and in-between each plant?
These plots that were tarped have a pretty low weed seed bank due to our prior cover cropping and tarping regime. So I'm not worried about it a whole lot. But yes, we will use the wheel hoe to cultivate between the rows and keep weeds from thriving.
Already got half my onions in... probably going to do the other half tomorrow because it rained like a mofo last week or so after I planted them....I figured they would wash away but they are pretty tough little fellas.... this week ima plant most everything.... I dunno about the potatoes though... we got another week of rain after this one... maybe I'll cut to heal and get them ready... maybe do half of those... I gotta wait till mid Aprilish before I can do the tomato plants n all that fair weather stuff.... hey do you know I had some tiger collards left of yalls.... I put them in trays and just about every single one came up... couldn't believe it...
Hi Hoss Tools Team. Love your channel. Found you because I watch our favorite Jason the Dancing Farmer of Cog Hill Farms. I bought your seeds and sowed some today. I live in the suburbs of Long Island New York. Small backyard. The sun rises on my left to the right directly over my backyard. I’m taking out all the grass. (You can’t eat grass) for the first time. My wife thinks I’m crazy. Question: which way should I make my rows? Left to right East to West or up and down, North to South? Next is the front lawn lol. Not much Sun in the front but what can’t I plant out there? Kind Regards Andrè from New York!😎🤟🇺🇸
I have some plots that are planted N to S and others that are planted E to W, and I can't tell a difference. With that being said, all of mine are in full sun. If you do have shaded areas, I'd plant them in the direction where they are likely to receive the most constant sun during the day.
In the future, you can use 10' pvc pipe to make a row cover and put shade cloth or fruit tree netting over the crop. It may save you if you get sudden warm spells by moderating the temp change. I do that in low desert of S. Calif and it helps.
I don't know where you from or your location, but you sound like a southern. I'm hoping you are anyway. I heard you say you are planting english peas. Well I'm in deep south mississippi I'm wanting to plant some english peas as well I see the almanac said to plant in Feb. You think it's ok to plant e//p now? Never planted english peas before. I'm ready to plant to. Plant new potatoes Feb. 14 they are busting out of the ground looking good thank the Lord'. it was bad weather that week but got a break in the weather they are looking good
Ideally we would have need to plant earlier as you mentioned, but we're just taking a chance because we had some extra room become available in that plot. Give it a shot if you've got room to do so.
Great video brother. I need to tell you I started Hoss’s lettuce, cabbage and collards, 2 days to germinate and 100% germination rate. I couldn’t believe how quickly it popped up! Travis, don’t ever worry about Braggin’. The nature boy bragged for 40 years and it all worked out for him. Woooo! Thanks again for all your help and those poppin seeds! Rob
Thanks for the order of operations. Very Helpful.
Here, zone 7b/8. Harvesting overwintered collards(Top Bunch 2.0), spinach and carrots. All took the 16 degree nights. Harvesting some lettuce (required cold protection). Overwintered onions, leeks(Tadorna), soft neck garlic, and elephant garlic, are starting to accelerate. Garden peas(Mr. Big Pea) are up. Spring collards, cabbages(Cheers), bok choi, and beet seedlings in the ground. Planting carrots and radishes today. Tomorrow starting eggplant plugs and summer squash(Sunburst, Slick Pik) in pots (going early to try to beat the first vine borer hatch). Tomatoes(Big Beef, Brickyard, Celebration, Sweetie Cherry) and peppers almost ready to start hardening off, plant after March 19th. Sweet potato slips are up. March 22 direct sow flat green beans, black turtle beans, and silver queen corn. Early in April: black eyed peas, sweet potatoes, okra(Jambalaya), and winter squash(Cherokee tan). Also some Italian basil, tulsi, zinnias and sunflowers. Lima beans(Fordhook) in the fall. (Have had problems with the summer heat causing bloom drop.)
On those years when we don't really have a spring and it gets hot early, beans can be tough.
OH! Can you share with me more about your bean strategy. I'm working on putting various beans in too, hoping for a year of legumes. Now, I am harvesting snow peas. I have soybean edamame up in seed flat (2" cells) and unable to transplant since temps are cooler than normal this year. My 20 years of notes indicate that planting before March 15th is useless for beans here.
Mid April, my plan is tried and true here: I will put in family heirloom yard long beans and Provider bush beans... and peanuts.
Then come experiments this year: Early May, I plan on Dragon Tongue and maybe Lazy Housewife pole bean, if I find the space. Early June, Butter Peas (bush - saved seed) or Romano bush or experiment with Anasanzi dry beans. I really like cooked Anasanzi, but clueless about when to grow them. Early July we need heat loving (100 temp Aug thru all Sept here). I may try Lazy Housewife pole or Kentucky Wonder. Hoping to harvest in Oct when temps finally start to cool. My notes indicate the end of July is last chance to plant, and I may wait till then. Late Sept to early Oct, It be might be possible to grow Edamame. In the past, I found them a bit more tolerant to cold than some folks say. Late Sept to Early Oct the peas go in,, with mid Nov the latest chance for planting peas this year. Our Winters are milder than most, with Jan and Feb the coldest. We get our high 30 temps at night, beginning mid Nov, sometimes as late as mid Jan, so I have some options and will plant using my gut instinct when the time comes.
We don't grow beans every year because we can a lot of them when we do grow them, so we usually grow them every other year. When we do grow them, we plant them as soon as we can in spring and usually will succession plant, replanting every few weeks. This gives us a consistent harvest until it gets too hot for them.
@@gogogardener Your garden sounds wonderful. What zone are you in? Have you ever grown fava beans (broad beans)? I am growing them for the first time this year. Ovewintered with some protection (zone 7b/8). The blooms on them smell amazing, like Coppertone suntan lotion. Crazy!
We're in zone 8b. Have not grown fava beans, but have heard great things about them.
Hey! I'm in 8A close to the 8B line. I got my onions in first, around Jan 1. I wish I had them earlier, just didn't have my beds set up in time.
A few days later I planted radishes, lettuce, kale, peas, direct seeded in the ground.
They grew slow with so much rain! I haven't had to water at all.
My plots are all no till with mini bark chips as a mulch. Now I've harvested round one of radishes, coming on round 2. My carrots took like 21 days to germinate! But now they have five in tops.
I started all my seeds already, I put zucchini in the ground. It's getting down to 34 tonight so we will see how they do. I have plenty more seeds I'm just trying to get some kind of harvest before the squash bugs get me.
All my seedlings are growing on the west side of my house outside. I started them all inside and brought outside once I saw first signs of germination. No grow lights needed.
But yeah my tomatoes and peppers are all outside waiting to go in any day now imo. At least -some of them. Maybe not all.
Also around Jan 15th I planted potatoes in the ground... Okay yes I know it's crazy... But a few on the corner of the raised bed are actually coming up, 3-6inch tall plants now. I think most rotted though.
They were extras from my pantry so I'm glad I would be getting anything from what others would just think went bad! No bad potatoes, only eating and planting potatoes.
I love your channel. Keep on that georgia farming! Alright alright alright?
I'm in georgia * didn't mention, just probably an hour north or so of yall. But I grew up in Hinesville/Savannah 8B so I know that weather well.
Not too far from us at all!
I’m in 8A right below Atlanta Georgia.
This week I will be direct seeding carrots, planting broccoli, strawberry, and cabbage transplants. I’m also taking the risk and planting my tomato’s. (I have backup transplants). I accidentally started my tomato’s 3 weeks early because I had my garden planner slid to the wrong date. Next week I will plant my peppers (also have backups), direct seed cucumbers, squash, zucchini. 2 weeks from now I will plant half of my sweet corn (packout and montauk). Week after Easter I will be planting the rest of my sweet corn (silver queen) watermelons, green beans, limas,
I’m a good bit in front of my last frost date, but looking at the forecast I might be clear. 2 weeks from now shows another cold front and getting down to mid 40’s, but I’m eager to get out there.
Worth taking a chance on those tomatoes. You might luck up and have them before anyone else around there does.
Washington state here. Can't wait to start my garden. Waiting for last min frost to go away
Ordered some seed from you all today,squash ,cucumbers. First time customer. Have been subscribed to your site for awhile ! Love the videos! Been Farmingdale my life. Turned 66 yesterday. We are poultry growers and vows and produce! Lots of produce! Love to grow! Thanks! Marlene Willoughby from Fair Play SC.
Thanks for your order Austin!
7b NC - started my seeds on Feb 27, tomatoes (7 varieties), squash (yellow and zucchini), cucumbers, peppers (bell, banana, jalapeno), dill and basil. I had 100% seed gemination with Hoss seeds - my success rate in the past was around 70-80% with other seed providers. I planted two 72 cell trays and now have 144+ healthy seedlings. It is March 10 and the cucumbers and squash are ready to be transplanted to new containers - the peppers and tomatoes are not far behind. These are the healthiest seedlings I have ever grown - just wanted to give a shout out to the Hoss guys - I will get only purchase Hoss seeds going forward (My neigbors will love you too - I have quite a few plants to distribute around the neighborhood.
Always great to hear Paul! Thanks for choosing us. Don't keep us a secret!
Garden is under 2' of icy snow here in SW Maine so it will be another 5-6 weeks before I can get pea's and other cold hardy crops planted. Starting tomato, broccoli etc. this weekend under grow lights for the first time. Fingers crossed it works out. Built 9 raised beds last weekend and I will probably build a few more in the coming weeks. Trying new stuff this year so it should be interesting. I'm even going to try Okra!
Might want to transplant that okra to get a jump on your shorter growing season.
SETX 9A over half my onions survived the major freeze last month. Temps didn't get over 20 degrees a few days! Just put my tomatoes and peppers transplants in the ground. Cucumber, green beans, summer squash, and eggplant are all sprouting from being direct seeded last week. Corn and watermelon are next!
Great to hear about your onions. We know quite a few folks over that way who lost theirs.
Glad to hear you are feeling better. I tried some of your peas this spring. I'm in Zone 7B on the NC/SC border, but right on the edge of 8A. I planted the peas in the 162 tray under an LED grow light on 2/18 and two weeks later I was transplanting them to raised beds, because some were growing past the highest height setting on my grow light. Those seedlings grew lightening fast. Your onions looked great. Before you had the seed, I ordered some seed directly from Texas and grew and planted transplants Sept 13, 2020 (a little early). I planted Grano 1015S Texas Supersweet and Granex Vidalia. Interesting fact, the 1015 number comes from when they should be planted in Texas. Garlic and shallots were planted 10/24 and are really looking fantastic since the rain has finally stopped. Potatoes were planted deep on 2/20. Everything else is coming along nicely in 162 trays and I might risk it and set some out a little early. Like you, we have two cold nights, then it looks warm. Our official last frost is the first week in April, but I think this year we can get away with planting March 8th. (famous last words). Oh, I should also mention that after your cushaw episode, I made a pie from one, and saved the seed, and I planted the seed indoors on 3/2. I'm going to try growing one or two vines along the sunny edge of our woods. I can't afford to lose that much garden space.
Sounds like you're just as ready as we are!
In southeastern NC, I have always waited until Good Friday to set out warm weather crops. Just planted the Hoss potatoes, Dutch and Chinese cabbage plants. I am thrilled with all the seeds I purchased from Hoss! Pretty much 100% germination rate! Thank you!
That's great Mimi! Thanks for choosing us.
Great looking plots, enjoy watching your video's . All I have is couple garden boxed. Haven't started nothing but onions and beets so far
Early spring cool weather crops going in the ground this weekend, warm weather crops to Direct so looking at April 25. But appreciate your step-by-step plan for your garden gives me lots of ideas!
I am working on getting in my garden the rest of this month mostly transplants in my 8A Virginia area various brassicas, shallots, beets, peas, bok choi, garlic, leeks, 5 different kinds of potatoes, white onions, red onions, yellow onions, carrots, bunching onions, spinach, lettuces, arugula, Swiss chard, mustards, radishes, parsnips, celery, chickpeas, and bunch of different herbs,
As well I have started weeks ago various kinds of sweet peppers, various kinds of hot peppers, various kinds of eggplants, to go out in about another 6 weeks or so
And soon I will be starting summer squashes, winter squashes, various kinds of melons, okra, various kinds of tomatoes, various pole and bush beans, kale, sweet potatoes, more herbs and more.
I am trying to grow as much food as I can to feed my family and stay out of the grocery store.
Thanks for sharing Laura. We hope you have a great garden this year!
As long as we stay about two weeks behind ole Travis with planting, we seem to have good success
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I'm in low desert of S. Calif. Zone 8b to 9b. This year's Spring season seems more like the 8 zone. But our Winter can often come late as in a 9 zone.
I have one question. Can I plant Roselle and Okra with each other in a fence row? Wondering if there is a cross pollination problem that would require me to distance the crops.
March: It's still too cold here at night, hovering at freezing to low 40s. So, I'm hauling warm season plants inside at night and putting the flats out about 10 am at about 55 degrees. I think it'll be a few weeks or more until they can be planted. It's been cooler longer than usual (I think) and drought this year. It's delaying transplanting. I had hoped to already have my bell peppers and japanese eggplants in the ground. They''re in 3" pots now. My tomatoes were started later and are in a flat and ready to put in ground, or 3" pots since it's still cold. Sigh. I plan to start watermelon and french sorrel next weekend, indoors, and hope I'm not too early. I'm waiting for flowers to sprout before I start watermelon on the heat mat. The following weekend is my root crop week. We were too cold for potatoes last month, so they go in then; along with another round of radish, transplanting flat of green onions and leeks, and perhaps I'll start a bucket of sweet potatoes in the garage, where they won't freeze, for future slips.
April: first week: starting cucumbers and zucchini either indoors or under hot cap outdoors. (re-do early May if a fail) Hoping to transplant watermelon too, but may need to get some clear panels to make a hot bed for all of these. Week tow: direct sowing Yard Long beans and Provider Bush Beans. Third week: roots: peanuts and ginger.
May ... more beans, okra, roselle, winter squash, (watermelon transplant or seed), chard, another round of tomatoes and peppers for Fall, parsnips, and put in sweet potato slips.
Thats the plan... but only time will tell if it gets done. It's the first year I made a plan, hoping to grow more than usual. After going to store yesterday, I'm liking the plan more and more. I'm focusing on starting my own plants indoors, and willing to invest a little in things like row covers and clear panels to make mini hot beds. I don't have a green house, but working with what I have... Second year with a hot mat, an LED aquarium light for one flat at a time, and a place outdoors during the day; instead of relying on big box store transplants and direct sowing later in year. I'm using your idea of growing extra plants, using the best (only a few needed for our small household), and then either sharing or swapping surplus with others... learning a new skill that may eventually result in enough income to pay for the seeds that I buy. The seeds that I've gotten from Hoss have done very well so far.
They are in the same family, but not the same species. So yes, you can plant them in the same row. Just be aware that the Roselle can get pretty wide, so give them plenty of room.
Thank you for all the information, without all the drama, you always give us in your channel. I also so appreciate seeing you keep the weeds out and tilling. Drives me nuts seeing gardeners on channels that don't keep the weeds out. They are defeating the purpose of growing food and letting weeds get the nutrients.
Thanks for watching Deb!
I am in zone seven Northeast Arkansas. I planted potatoes today I’m going to do my onions in the morning. Enjoy the videos, keep them coming! 👍
That is awesome!
I have had my oranges outside for a week, it usually starts new shoots just before last frost.
Turned my plot today in fact. I'll tarp it till my transplants are ready
Putting in the autumn garden now, here in New Zealand. It's funny how similar our climates are. Mostly putting in fava beans, carrots, beets, collards, rutabaga (swedes), onions, and leeks. In the hothouse, its summer crops all winter.
I love watching your videos and how you do your gardens excellent job
For some reason, I just don't trust the weather this year - Just a gut feeling. So I'll be about two weeks behind you planting things that can't take a frost. My tiller should be here in about a week, and I've got tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers and some flowers started.
Good to hear you got a tiller! You'll be ready soon enough!
Nice onions hoss! Good work,I turn green with envy every time I tune into your southern charm. Warm crops? What's a warm crop? My cool crop won't go in until mid May to mid June. I am getting my hot house ready though. I use heating coils in the ground and cover with frost blanket. Starting potato radish lettuce in the hot house to see if I can pull something before I fill it with peppers, tomato, cuke squash,okra etc. That will begin in May and June, even into July. I start almost everything inside my house. It is cold here, the warmest recorded temperature is 87F we have potential for light frost all summer long and an early kill frost. Potato, onion, carrot, beet, and garlic are direct sown.i can get squash types to grow outside but I haven't been able to procure fruit. All warm crop is done inside a hothouse. I will continue to experiment with different crops outside to record the results. Potato does great here, I'm just getting to the bottom of last September's harvest. My question for you is what do you do with all the excess from your harvest?
A warm crop by our loose definition would be anything that is killed by a frost.
I turned my ground up and put my plastic down and it works real good
Planting all of cold crops first got tomato s in greenhouses @ peppers
Here in SOCAL we have to start tomatoes by Feb 14 or the heat will get them before the fruit sets.
Understand completely. Ours are toast here come mid-July due to the heat and humidity.
Plan to plant sweet corn March 27. We got our 9 row 30 ft long ready this Saturday. Put a 5 gallon bucket of chicken litter in each row tilled in and covered with tarp. Peppers and tomatoes should be ready first week in April. When do you think some zipper peas will be stock ?
I think we're getting a shipment middle of this week. We won't have much -- our supplier shorted us due to a shortage on their end. So make sure you sign up on the waitlist on the product page: hosstools.com/product/zipper-cream-pea/
Thanks for the video here in south Texas it is warm and our lowest temp night projected is about 45. We are getting lots of rain but not so much that things are drowning. Biggest problem here is the wind. Today we had a break in the wind it worries me makes me thinknits going to get crazy cold again.
Trying to hit a HR, Texas - 8 already planted snow peas, pinto beans, green beans this week and forcast of warm weather hope i don't strike out lol!
Can't hit a home run unless you swing hard!
Last fall you had a video explaining your disease and bug preventive spray program for the fall crops...cold you maybe do one for spring for warm season crops? Is it the same as the fall?
It will be different for spring because the pests are different. But yes, we can do that on a future show.
Thank you for another wonderful video. So excited to get my gardens ready to plant here in 7a. You guys are giving so many great tips, education, and confidence to grow everything. Question????? Can you list everything you grow on drip tape as double rows? I want to maximize my productivity with my limited space. Also we all need y'alls recipes!!!! Thank you again!!!
Here's a list of most of the crops we've had success with growing on double rows:
Bush beans
Field peas
Beets
Carrots
Radishes
Turnips
Mustard
Lettuce
Onions
Spinach
Chard
Is there a difference if you till before or after adding a tarp?
Tilling before adding the tarp helps to bring weed seeds to the surface so they'll germinate and die. Ideally, you'd want to till before tarping. Then pull back the tarp and till again a few weeks before planting. Then remove the tarp at planting time and you're ready to go.
Looks great and those onions are especially nice
How long do you leave the plastic on the ground to kill the weeds and is there a limit to how long you can leave it there?
You can leave it on there as long as you want, although it's a good idea to pull it back and give the soil a little water in the heat of summer. Usually 2-3 weeks is sufficient to kill anything underneath it.
Travis, how many of the silage tarps are you using at the same time? Do you use 1 or 2 moving them from one plot to the next? Thanks for the videos!
I mainly just use two of the 30x40 tarps. I move them around as needed.
What are you going to do with all those onions? I fertilized, and did my first hilling of my potatoes today... but I planted them several weeks back (that last plant did finally come up, so I got a 100% stand on the red norlands)... I up potted the last of my peppers, just before dark tonight, and I also transplanted my tomatoes last week... but I haven't started my main spring garden just yet... been busy, but I'm going to have to get on it. Squash and cucumbers next weekend for sure. Pole beans soon thereafter, followed by corn and acre peas... and then okra and I gotta get my sweet potato order in... actually just today brought in my sweet potatoes from last fall... they have been sitting in my shed but I brushed them off, and brought them in the house today... probably have 25 lbs.
I'm gonna wait until they fall over, and then I'm gonna put them underneath my barn. 😉
If a late frost moves in on you can you cover your transplants with your tarp?
Yes
You could, but the tarp might smush them. It would definitely help for potatoes though.
I want to plant early. I’m in south Alabama near the coast. We still have a few night that will be in the upper 40’s. Should I wait until after that? Or do you think I can get away with clear plastic cups over top of where I sowed the seed? I have 200 cups. I have slightly less than that to sow. However, I was thinking of starting around 90 seeds of all types of veggies early and then the rest in the following weeks. Forgive me if I asked this question already but I don’t think I did. I ask a lot of questions lol
As long as no freezing temps are in the forecast, you should be fine.
Thanks again for the great information
Is mushroom compost any good for vegetables?
Very good if you can find it at a reasonable price for your garden scale.
Getting ready to put in tomatoes, peppers this week. Would like to do some kind of beans. I have tried bush beans and pole beans but have had no luck. What variety of been for a hotter climate would you recommend I am in Southwest Florida gets pretty hot and humid Midsummer?With those butter beans be a good choice?
Butterpeas are more heat tolerant for sure. If you're in south FL, you should probably be growing beans right now. They'll start to drop blooms when it gets hot.
It's nice to walk in my yard and it not feel like a sponge.
Oh yeah also are yall still thinking of offering smaller quantity seed packets?
We've been adding smaller quantities for most of the hybrid tomato varieties. Not planning on making smaller quantities for much of the other stuff at the moment.
8a TX, With the big arctic freeze and heat/electric out for a week my seedlings are way behind where they usually are and all my pepper seedlings straight up died so I have to start over completely on those 😢not sure what this year’s schedule looks like now!
That stinks. But hopefully you'll be able to get things in the ground soon.
What kind of fertilizers are you using and when to apply? Thankyou
We use our compost and chicken manure when we can get it. We also use our Complete Organic Fertilizer as a preplant fertilizer and then use our 20-20-20 and MicroBoost as needed when the plants get going.
@@gardeningwithhoss Thank you
I live in south GA too do you have a video in how to prepare the ground when you have grass am doing the no dig method throwing g compost over cardboard but weeds always find their way out
We use the tarp and till method here. We till the plot, put a tarp on it for a few weeks, till it again, tarp it again for a few weeks, and keep repeating until the grass is gone. That makes sure all the grass rhizomes are gone for good.
@@gardeningwithhoss ok I got it thanks
Hey i bought 4 of your tarps to try to get my weeds down over the next few years, just wondering how long it takes to kill most weed in your experience?
It can vary depending on outside temps. When it's good and hot, doesn't take long at all. This time of year, I'd give it a 2-3 weeks.
@@gardeningwithhoss thanks its a little cool and ive had on for about a week, but there is some rain coming i think it will be good then by the time i plant my taters
Must be Texas day. between DFW and Houston. Lot of seed planted in flats not much happening. Got delayed because of weather. At the feed store a couple of days ago his plant supplier lost everything in his green houses.
Understand. We've heard from quite a few folks over there who had to start over with their transplants.
@@gardeningwithhoss I waited til the cold was gone then started. Hopefully it's not to late.
I am in zone 8a Augusta GA no idea when to plant pepper and tomato transplants we are gonna have 3 nights of 34F at night, then we gonna have 45F to 55F at night is that to cold at night just don't want to mess up all my hard work.
Once it looks like your clear of any frost chance, go for it!
What can you use to deter squash bugs??? 💚💚💚
We like to use a rotation of our Take Down Garden Spray and Spinosad Garden Insect Spray. Spray 1-2x a week, rotating the products each time. Spray late in the evenings and start the spraying schedule when plants are small.
@@gardeningwithhoss you rock!! 💚💚💚 Thank you!
Yahoo! Spring planting in a few days for me! Got my onions in late this fall but I think they're going to do well thanks to your sharing of knowledge. I over wintered my fall Georgia collards and they just bolted and are flowering! I've never had that happen before. Any input on that? Thanx and God bless.
Same thing here. They got confused with those record hot temps we had last week. Gonna do a video on that this week.
Did you call the Undertaker for the Rosemary? Started radish and Blk seeded Simpson under makeshift clear plastic corrugated roof I use as a grow tunnel here in NJ. With the warmth heading this way I’m going to try for the first time Dixondale Walla Walls’s. Usually just use the big box store onions.
I gave that rosemary bush a tombstone piledriver and a one-way ticket to Death Valley. 😉
I’m sure you used the Camel Clutch to remove it as well.
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I like you knowledge level. You have very practical advice. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH SO MUCH PRODUCE? YOUR PLOTS ARE VERY LARGE!
Thank you. We share with our friends and neighbors. Preservation.
I keep hearing you say that your going to cultivate and then plant but each time you cultivate your activating the seed bank. Wouldn't it be better to cultivate, then tarp to kill those weed seeds, then plant? Or is there something I am missing in the process?
Yes. Ideally it would be best to cultivate and retarp before planting
@@gardeningwithhoss So since your not going to do that, you would then be expecting weeds to come up and then what, will you be cultivating the walkways and in-between each plant?
These plots that were tarped have a pretty low weed seed bank due to our prior cover cropping and tarping regime. So I'm not worried about it a whole lot. But yes, we will use the wheel hoe to cultivate between the rows and keep weeds from thriving.
Man. I can't wait until my onions get that big!
When’s y’all’s last frost date?
I think the listed average last frost date is April 1st, but it can vary 10-15 days from that every year.
I thought that the last frost date was 15th of march in zone 8b.
That's the average. It can vary 10-15 days from year to year. I like our chances.
Already got half my onions in... probably going to do the other half tomorrow because it rained like a mofo last week or so after I planted them....I figured they would wash away but they are pretty tough little fellas.... this week ima plant most everything.... I dunno about the potatoes though... we got another week of rain after this one... maybe I'll cut to heal and get them ready... maybe do half of those... I gotta wait till mid Aprilish before I can do the tomato plants n all that fair weather stuff.... hey do you know I had some tiger collards left of yalls.... I put them in trays and just about every single one came up... couldn't believe it...
Tiger was a good one for sure!
What about a vplow in between them tater rows, run off when it rains
Sure. You can use our plow set on the wheel hoe to make a furrow between the rows for runoff.
What type of compost do you use.
We've been getting gin trash compost from a local cotton gin for the last couple years.
Hi Hoss Tools Team. Love your channel. Found you because I watch our favorite Jason the Dancing Farmer of Cog Hill Farms. I bought your seeds and sowed some today. I live in the suburbs of Long Island New York. Small backyard. The sun rises on my left to the right directly over my backyard. I’m taking out all the grass. (You can’t eat grass) for the first time. My wife thinks I’m crazy. Question: which way should I make my rows? Left to right East to West or up and down, North to South? Next is the front lawn lol. Not much Sun in the front but what can’t I plant out there? Kind Regards Andrè from New York!😎🤟🇺🇸
I have some plots that are planted N to S and others that are planted E to W, and I can't tell a difference. With that being said, all of mine are in full sun. If you do have shaded areas, I'd plant them in the direction where they are likely to receive the most constant sun during the day.
Thank you Sir. What about the front of the house? I was thinking potato’s and lettuce?
Potatoes would work there. They don't like a ton of heat. Lettuce too.
Love that music while cultivating. Who is it?
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@@gardeningwithhoss thanks
When are you going to start your okra transplants?
Probably this week.
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Great video! 💚
Thank you!!
What zone?
We're in zone 8b.
Travis, If some of my kale is starting to bolt, can I trim that of and they will continue to produce good tasting Kale? THANKS SO MUCH!👍😊
If they're bolting, they're done. Had the same thing happened to us. They got confused with the record hot temps we had last week.
In the future, you can use 10' pvc pipe to make a row cover and put shade cloth or fruit tree netting over the crop. It may save you if you get sudden warm spells by moderating the temp change. I do that in low desert of S. Calif and it helps.
Onions look great
Thanks Tambra!
I’ve got peas, snap peas, carrots and a pineapple🚜🚜🚜❤️
How are you feeling buddy?
Like a champ. Just a little two day sinus infection I had.
Are you going to "hill" your watermelons?
Probably not. We usually don't hill those. Some folks will plant them on a "hill" if they have drainage issues.
I don't know where you from or your location, but you sound like a southern. I'm hoping you are anyway. I heard you say you are planting english peas. Well I'm in deep south mississippi I'm wanting to plant some english peas as well I see the almanac said to plant in Feb. You think it's ok to plant e//p now? Never planted english peas before. I'm ready to plant to. Plant new potatoes Feb. 14 they are busting out of the ground looking good thank the Lord'. it was bad weather that week but got a break in the weather they are looking good
Forgot to mention I planted a small patch of carrots and started my sweet potato bed to get my slips from.
Ideally we would have need to plant earlier as you mentioned, but we're just taking a chance because we had some extra room become available in that plot. Give it a shot if you've got room to do so.
Great video brother. I need to tell you I started Hoss’s lettuce, cabbage and collards, 2 days to germinate and 100% germination rate. I couldn’t believe how quickly it popped up!
Travis, don’t ever worry about Braggin’. The nature boy bragged for 40 years and it all worked out for him. Woooo!
Thanks again for all your help and those poppin seeds!
Rob
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